1、hold out的意思是：坚持；伸出；提供；维持；抵制；主张；扣留。2、hold out的英英释义是Verb:thrust or extend out;"He held out his hand""point a finger""extend a hand""the bee exserted its sting"stand up or offer resistance to somebody or somethinglast and be usable;"This dress wore well for almost ten years"wait uncompromisingly for something desirable;"He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"continue to live through hardship or adversity;"We went without water and food for days""These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America""The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents""how long can a person last without food and water?"。3、hold out的读音是英[həʊldaʊt]；美[hoʊldaʊt]。